There are plans to increase the number of women serving in the German armed forces. Inspector General (analogous to the Chief of the General Staff) of the Bundeswehr, Volker Wieker, spoke about this in an interview with Bild am Sonntag.

According to Wicker, the proportion of women in the workforce will increase from the current nine percent to 15. The increase will mainly affect combat units. In addition, it is expected that 50 percent of the medical unit will be composed of women, but this figure has already almost been reached.

With the growing recruitment of women in the armed forces, there are plans to increase the number of day care centers so that service members can spend more time with their families. Meanwhile, Wicker did not specify exactly when the reforms should take place.

Currently, the Bundeswehr is in the process of reform. According to plans adopted under the previous Minister of Defense Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg , in order to increase efficiency, the size of the armed forces should be reduced from 240 thousand to 185 thousand people. were abolished in the country in 2011 In addition, compulsory conscription and alternative service .

According to the inspector general, women were allowed to serve in combat units only in 2001. Before that, they were registered in medical units and military ensembles. Meanwhile, not everyone in Germany has a positive attitude towards women serving in the service. Thus, in 2011, the head of the Institute for Public Policy in Albersrode, Erik Lehnert, spoke out against the recruitment of women into the armed forces, insisting that their physical characteristics did not meet the criteria. The reason for his statement was the death of cadet Zara Lena Seele on board the Navy training sailing ship Gorkh Fok.

The Bundeswehr will increase recruitment of women